It is among a growing number of state laws enacted in recent years targeting transgender care. Nearly half of US states have enacted bans on transgender care for minors, according to the Human Rights Campaign. “The Supreme Court was always going to have to resolve how state bans on gender-affirming medical care can be reconciled with its approach to sex-based discrimination,” said Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law. The Supreme Court only agreed to hear the challenge filed by the Biden administration in Tennessee. In September, the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati reversed a district court ruling that blocked the gender-affirming care ban from being enforced.

Source: CNN June 24, 2024 20:05 UTC